Italian Government debt = €2.8 trillion. 🇮🇹
10y yield was 0.5% on 11/2021. That’s €14 billion in interest payments.
10y yield today is 4.25%. That’s €119 billion interest to finance the debt.
Debt-to-GDP = 152.6%.
Deficit in 2021 = €128 billion.
Do the math.